# addyosmani/backbone-fundamentals

:book: A creative-commons book on Backbone.js for beginners and advanced users alike

Repository: https://github.com/addyosmani/backbone-fundamentals
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/backbone-fundamentals
Homepage: https://addyosmani.com/backbone-fundamentals/
Language: Rich Text Format
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-11-30T05:27:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5370, "days_push": 641, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9178, forks 1369 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.737368+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source, Creative Commons licensed book, 'Developing Backbone.js Applications' by Addy Osmani, teaching the Backbone.js JavaScript library to beginners and advanced users. The repository contains Markdown chapter sources that build into HTML, ePub, Mobi, PDF, and RTF formats via Pandoc and Make.

## Use cases
- learn backbone.js from scratch
- understand how to structure javascript web applications
- find a free book on client-side mvc patterns
- contribute to or improve an open-source programming book
- build the book into epub or pdf formats
- reference backbone.js patterns and practicals

## When to choose
- you are learning or maintaining a legacy Backbone.js codebase
- you want a free, in-depth written resource on Backbone.js application architecture
- you prefer books over video tutorials for learning frameworks

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project with a modern framework like React, Vue, or Svelte
- you need up-to-date coverage of current JavaScript tooling
- you want interactive exercises rather than prose

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: backbonejs, book, creative-commons, mvc, javascript-framework, open-source-book, javascript, web

## Member repositories
- addyosmani/backbone-fundamentals (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.737368+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:23:21.748271+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/addyosmani/backbone-fundamentals (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.737368+00:00, sha 6edd81d5f919)
  - homepage: https://addyosmani.com/backbone-fundamentals/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:23.460598+00:00, sha f90852661d45)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.